Iran Accuses France of ‘Unconstructive’ Approach Ahead of Meeting
DUBAI, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry called upon Paris to review its "unconstructive" approach, a few days before Tehran is set to hold a new round of talks about its nuclear programme with major...
Germany Tells Nationals to Leave Iran, Fearing Retaliation over Sanctions
Aug 29 (Reuters) - Germany has told its nationals to leave Iran and refrain from travelling there to avoid getting caught in retaliatory acts by Tehran over Germany's role in triggering U.N. sanctions on Iran over...
Britain, Iran Are In Talks Over Newly Detained British Nationals, Lawmaker Says
By Natasha Phillips
The British Embassy in Tehran has been in contact with Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs over the arrest of British dual nationals Craig and Lindsay Foreman, according to Lord Collins of Highbury, the...
German-Iranian Hostage Taghavi Released in Iran; France Says Its Hostage Has Been Tortured
By Natasha Phillips
Nahid Taghavi, a 70-year-old German-Iranian women’s rights campaigner who was arrested in Tehran in October 2020 while on a visit to the country, was released from prison in Iran and returned to...
Two Men Sentenced to 25 Years over Iran-Backed Plot to Kill Dissident
By Jack Queen
Oct 29 (Reuters) - Two men convicted of murder-for-hire charges were each sentenced in New York on Wednesday to 25 years in prison over what prosecutors called a failed Tehran-backed plot to kill an Iranian dissident living in the...
Rights Group Says Jailed British Couple in Iran Continue Hunger Strike
DUBAI, July 6 (Reuters) - Two Britons jailed in Iran on espionage charges are maintaining a hunger strike over prison conditions and have been denied adequate medical care and contact with their families, U.S.-based Iranian human rights news agency...
Hijack Call From Ship Off Iran a False Alarm, Security Firm Ambrey Says
DUBAI, May 21 (Reuters) - A hijack signal sent from a Panama-flagged petroleum products tanker off Iran was a false alarm, British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Wednesday.
Ambrey first reported the incident south of the busy Strait...
France Says Conditions of Citizens Held in Iran Akin to Torture
By John Irish
PARIS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The situation of three French citizens held in Iran is worsening with some being detained in conditions similar to torture, France's foreign minister said on Tuesday, adding that future ties and...
OPINION: UK Decision to Proscribe the IRGC Is Welcome
By Sarah Sackman / Member of Parliament for Finchley and Golders Green
For many members of Finchley and Golders Green’s Iranian community, the threat posed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is not an...
Iran Squad Arrives in Turkey for Training Amid World Cup Uncertainty
By Ece Toksabay and Mert Ozkan
ANTALYA, Turkey, May 18 (Reuters) - Iran’s national soccer squad landed in Turkey for a training camp on Monday ahead of their planned trip to the U.S. for the World Cup,...
